Light ray projector



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Patented Oct. 25, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE AUGUSTO DINA, orJERSEY cIrY,,Nnw JERSEY, AssmNon, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

'ro INTERNATIONAL rnoanoron CORPORATION, on NEW YORK, N. Y., A oonroBA-zrIoN'or DELAWARE LIGHT RAY PJROJECTOQ Application filed May 19,

. This invention relates broadly to supports and more particularly toimprovements in adjust'able supports, especially useful for supporting aplurality of elements for ad ustment in angularly related ,planes, such,for instance, as the lamp'and reflector of a light projector, and tothis end the invention finds particular utility for employment in amotion picture projector.

This invention is illustrated and described as applied to the lamp andreflector of a motion picture projector for the purpose of a fi'ordingthe desired adjustment of the lamp and reflector relatively to eachother and to the condenser lens for obtaining proper focus and forattainingthe maximum possible efiiciency of the device, the supportingelements including certain improved features as po1nted out hereinafter.Owing to the accuracy necessary to the attainment of thedesired results,the device includes the provision of threaded connections which permitof a very fine adjustment of certain parts as Wlll The principal objectsand advantages of this invention reside in the provision broadly of animproved supporting device; the provision of an improved means forsupporting a plurality of elements bearing a predetermined relationship;the provision of improved supporting means for two or more elements forrelative adjustment; the provision of an improved supporting means for aplurality of elements whereby such elements 5 may be relatively adjustedin a plurality oi.

relatively difierent planes; the provision of an improved supportingdevice permitting of relative adjustment of a plurality of elementssupported thereby in a plurality of relatively ditlerenthorizontal andvertical planes; the

provision of'an improved supporting device having means wherebyrelatively fine adj ustments of a plurality of elements may be made in'a plurality of angularly related planes; the

- provision of a device of the character described, whereby a pluralityof devices to be supported may'be adjusted in a plurality of angularlyrelated planes, and whereby such elements to be adjusted may be removedand replaced individually without disturbing the 1925. Serial No.31,419.

compact, completeunit capable of installation in various mechanicalarrangements without material alteration of the parts thereof.

This invention is further characterized by the provision of an improveddevice for supporting a projection lamp and a reflector for relativeadjustment; the provision of an improved device for supporting aprojection lamp and a reflector for relative adjustment in a pluralityof angularly related planes; the provision of a device of the characterdescribed, for supporting a projection lamp and a reflector removably inmobile positions whereby these elements may be relatively adjusted orremoved and replaced without disturbing the relative adjustments made;the provision of a supporting device for a projection lamp whereby thelamp may be vertically or horizontally adjusted relatively to the axisof projection; the provision of an improved supporting devicefor areflector whereby the reflector may be vertically or horizontallyadjusted relatively to the axis of projection or reflection of lightrays; the

provision of a unit support for a projection lamp and a reflectorwhereby the lamp and refiector may be relatively vertically andhorizontally adjusted to properly focus these elements with respect to acondensing lens;

the provision of a support for a projection lamp and a reflector wherebythelamp and reflector may be adjusted upon or angularly projection andto permit such removal or replacement to be made without disturbing theadjustments made originally; and the provision of a support for a proection lamp and 55 whereby the supporting device asa whole is a areflector which afli'ords means whereby the lamp, reflector andsupporting means may be inserted into a lamp house as a complete unitwithout material alteration of the then existing structure of theprojection apparatus, thereby having particular utility in adaptation tothe conventional form of motionpicture projection now in general use.

This invention is also characterized by the provision of an improvedlamp holder; the provision of an improved lampholdcr and socket;theprovision of an improved lamp holder and socket particularly adaptedfor use where various adjustments of these elements are desirable ornecessary; the provision of an improved lamp holder which has meanswhereby the lamp may be adjusted and fixed in position in the holderprior to insertion in the lamp house; and the provision of an improvedlamp holder and support therefor having improved means for making suchelectrical connections as may be required and for making suchconnections semi-automatically without the necessity of removing lead inwires or of removing any electrical contact members forming terminals ofsuch lead in wires.

The foregoing and such other objects and advantages as may appear or bepointed out as this description proceeds are attained in the structuralembodiment of the present invention illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the lamphouse and condenser lenses of a motion picture projector, including theimproved lamp and reflector supporting device of my invention;

Fi re 2 is a transverse horizontal sectiona view taken on the line 22 ofFigure 3, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Figure 3 is an enlarged elevational View of the device shown in Figure1;

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 3,looking in the direction indicated by the arrows; Figures 5, 6 and 7 arevertical sectional views taken on the lines 55, 66 and 77, of Figure 3,looking inthe direction indicated by the arrows;

Figure 8 is a top plan view of the device shown in Figure 3; and

Figure 9 is-a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 99 of Figure1, looking in the direction indicatedby the arrows.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, and first generally toFigure 1, 5 is a conventional form of lamp house which in cludes a base6 and front and rear walls 7 and 8, respectively. The front wall 7 isprovided with an opening 9 in which a hinged door 10 is mounted,'saiddoor carrying the frames 11 and 12, which in turn support the condensinglenses 13 and 14, which latter are reflecting member 16.

It, is necessary, as will be obvious, that, in order that the maximumefliciency of the lamp be produced, the relation of the filament 17thereof to the condensing lenses and to the reflector be such that allor nearly all of the effective light rays be projected through thecondensing lenses and through the outlet 18 onto the screen (not shown).In order to at tain the desired relationship of these elements,

I mount the lamp and the reflector so that they may both be adjusted inrelatively angularly related planes and relatively to each other wherebyan operator, by manipulation of such adjustment, may observe theresults, and so that renewal of the reflector or lamp may beaccomplished without disturbingsuch adjustments as had been previouslymade.

The lamp and reflector support are carried, in their entireties, by anauxiliary base member 19 secured fixedly to the base 6 by provision ofmachine screws 2020, said base member 19 being provided with upstandinglugs 21,22, 23 and 24, the lugs 21 and 22 having axially alignedopenings 22a, and the lugs 23 and 24 also having axially alignedopenings 23a.

The opening 22a in the lug 21 is threaded for a purpose which willpresently appear.

The lamp support includes a yoke member 25 and a reflector supportincludes a complementary yoke member 26, said yoke members beingsimultaneously or relatively movable in horizontal planes as will laterappear.

The yoke member 25 is provided at opposite sides with elongated lugs 27and 28, the former having an elongated opening 29 for reception of oneend of an actuating shaft 30, and the lug 28 having an elongatedthreaded opening 31 for reception of the threaded end 32' of anauxiliary actuating shaft 33.. The actuating shaft is longitudinallydisplaceable along its axis of rotation in the openings 22a in the lugs21 and 22, by virtue of the threaded portion 34 of the shaft 30 engagingthe threaded openings in the lug 21, and the shaft 33 is slidable in theopenings in the lugs 23 and 24 together with said shaft 30 by virtue ofthe engagement of the threaded portion 32 of the shaft 33 with the yoke25.

The yoke 26 is provided with apertured lugs 35and 36 which engage withthe shafts 30 and 33, respectively, the engagement of the lug 35 withthe shaft 30 being a slidable and rotatable one, and the engagement ofthe lug 36 with the shaft 33 being a rotatable but nonslidableconnection by virtue of a circumferential groove 37 in the shaft 33, andthe enauk gagement in said groove of a vertical post 38 The yoke 25 isrotatabl but non-slidably connected to the shaft 30 y virtue of one ofthe supporting posts 39, there being two provided, the supporting post40 and said post 39 cooperating to vertically displaceably support thelamp bracket 41. The post 39 ex-. tends downwardly through an opening 42in the enlarged part 27 of the yoke 25 and is engaged in acircumferential groove 43 formed in the shaft 30 whereby said shaft mayrotate in the yoke 25, but such rotation will cause the yoke to movelongitudinally with said shaft. The assembly of the member 41 will bedescribed presently.

By the arrangement so far described, it will be seen that the lampsupporting yoke 25 may be displaced in a horizontal plane along an axisparallel with the axis of the condensing lenses, that is, the axis ofprojection of the light, and that the reflector yoke may similarly beadjusted, such adjustments being either simultaneously or independently.For instance, the yoke 25 may be moved longitudinally by rotating thehandle or knob 30a provided on the shaft 30, and similarly the yoke 26may be adjusted by rotating the knob 33a on the shaft 33. Rotation ofthe shaft 30 causes both the yoke 25 and the yoke 26 to be movedlongitudinally toward and away from the condenser though the position ofthe reflector yoke 26 may be maintained by simultaneously rotating theshafts 30 and 33 in opposite directions to the same extent. In makingsuch adjustments, however, it is preferable that the lamp be adjusted toa predetermined position and then the reflector adjusted by means of therotation of the shaft 33, said shaft moving longitudinally of the yoke35 by virtue of the threaded portion 32 and thus adjusting the yoke 26toward or away from the yoke 25.

The reflector in the present instance is of a curved form and presentstoward the lamp a substantially spherical reflecting surface 16a,

and it is found to be desirable that the axis of the filament 17and thelamp 15 be disposed in a vertical plane substantially half above andhalf below the horizontal axis of the condensing lens and so that theintersection of "the planes mentioned will be a theoretical center from.which the curvature of the reflector.

is described.

The lamp support, or bracket, includes a body portion shown 'at 41provided with parallel vertical bores 45 and 46 for accommodating thesupporting posts 39 and 40, the post 39 adjacent its upper end beingprovided with circumferential notches or grooves 47 for engaging withthe teeth 48 formed in an operatingshaft 49 which latter extend videdwith a knob 51 b which said shaft may be rotated and where y the bracket41 may be elevated or depressedon the supporting posts 39 and 40. I

The posts 39 and 40 are retained in the yoke 25 by the provision ofgrooves 39a and 7 40a in said posts and by the engagement of set screws41a and 42a in said grooves. The bracket 41 may be removed simply byremoving the set screw 41a which permits the bracket and post 39to beraised oil the post 40.

Longitudinal movement of the shaft 39 in the body 41 is afforded byvirtue of the circumferential groove 52 which engages with the post 40,and said shaft 49 is maintained snugly in its bearing by the helical sring 53 which surrounds the shaft 49 and a uts the electrical terminalsof the lamp holder, as at 56. The detail construction of the lamp holderper se is best shown in Figures 2 and 4, wherein it will be'observedthat the extension 55 is provided with a transverse opening in whichbushings 57 of insulatingmaterialare placed for supporting the terminalor binding post 56. V

The binding post 56 is provided with an enlarged portion 58 which abutsthe projecting end of the bushing 57 and nuts 59 are in engagement withother of the bushings, thus retaining the binding post 56 in position.The enlarged portion 58 of the binding post 56 is split longitudinallyas at 59', to form a resilient finger for a purpose which will presentlyappear.

A second binding post 60 is provided, mounteddn the insulating bushings6161 in the enlarged portion 62 of the body 41, said binding post 60bein supported by the nuts 63 and theenlarged ger portion 64, whichlatter is split longitudinally for a purpose which will presentlyappear.

The lamp holder itself includes a base member 65, formed of a suitableinsulating material and having a casting 66 bolted as at 6767 to oneside thereof. The base mem- -ber has a handle portion 68, and said base.

the adjustable resilient contact terminal 70 I which is adapted toengage the bottom contact 71 on the incandescentlamp 15. Theresilient-contact member 70 is riveted or bolted or otherwise fixedlysecured to the plate '72 which latter is fixed in the recess 69 andextends beyond the same for engagement at 73 in the slot formed in theenlarged portion 64 of the binding post 60. The contact 70 is adjustedand locked by a set screw 70a operating in the plate 72; I

The casting 66. is. provided with an en-' larged portion 660 having atransverse bore the member portion 66a and said tubular member 75 isprovided with a handle or knob 77 whereby the tubular portion 75 may berotated to cause the inner end thereof to abut a washer 78 and thusadjust the lam holder proper with respect to the lamp brac et 41. Suchadjustments of the lamp holder, that is, the position of the member 75and the member 66a are maintained by the provision of a locking pin 79recessed to engage the tubular member (5 as best seen in Figure 1, saidlocking memset screw 80 for tightening against the tubular member 75.The locking member 79 is prevented against removal from its positionwhen the tubular member 75 is withdrawn by the provision of a retainingscrew 81.

The lamp 15 is provided with a screw threaded base 82 engaged in asocket member 83, it being observed that the socket member is inconnection with the casting 66 b the provision of the retaining screws84 s own in Figure 4, the circuit for the lamp thus being establishedthrough the binding posts 56 and 60, casting 66, socket 83 and contactmember 70.

Referring now to the reflector support, it will'be observed that thestandard 38 carried by the yoke member 26 is retained against verticaldisplacement therein by provision of a set screw 86 engaging in acircumferential groove in the standard 38, the reflector support roperincluding a semi-circular grooved mem r provided with set screws 8888for retaining the reflector 16, said grooved member being detachablysecured to the arms 89 of a supporting member 90, the latter having avertical opening 91 for rece tion of the supporting standard 38. B0 ts92, best shown in Figures 1 and 5, serve to detachably secure thereflector seat member 87 to the arms 89.

The member 90 is vertically displaced on the standard 38 by theprovision of a manipulatin shaft 93 extending laterally of the stan ard38 and being provided with teeth as at 94 for engagement withcircumferential grooves 95 in the standard 38, a knob or handle 96 beingprovided on the outer end of the shaft 93. Ahelical spring 97 surroundsthe shaft 93 and a washer 98 and bolt 99 serve ber 79 having a tocooperate with a collar 100 on the shaft set screw for impingement uponthe standard 38 as will best beseen from an inspection of Figure 5. Itwill be obvious that when the shaft 101 is rotated to release engagementthereof with the standard 38, the reflector support is capable ofrotatable and vertical displacement on the standard 38.

After the condenser lenses have been properly placed in the lamp house,the adj ustme'nts of the lamp and reflector are made. Preferably, thelamp is first placed in its holder, that is, in the socket 83, byreleasing the set screw a which underlies the contact member 70 andscrewing said lamp into its socket until the filament 17 thereof lies ina plane parallel with the axis of the member 75.

The filament 17, as will be seen from an inspection of Figure 6, isconveniently of a monoplane type, rendering more facile the manipulationof the lamp to make said filament parallel with the member 75. After thelamp has been so adjusted, the set screw 70a is tightened, thus fixedlysecuring the setting of the lamp and at the same time affording a firmcontact between the bottom germinal 71 of the lamp and the spring stripO.

The lamp and lamp holder are now ready for insertion into the lamp houseand attachment to the lamp bracket. The attachment referred to isaccomplished by sliding the lampholder onto the binding posts 56 and 60,care being taken that the tubular member accurately engages the member58 and that the projecting end of the strip 72 accurately engages in theslot of the binding post 64. The lamp holder is now slid into positionuntil the inner end of the member 75 abuts the washer 78 and futureadjustments of the lamp transversely of the bracket are accomplished bymanipulation of the handle 77. After the desired adjustments have beenmade the nut is tightened and these adjustments will be maintained. Bymanipulation of the shaft 49 the lamp may be raised and lowered andsimilarly by manipulationof the shaft 93 the reflector maybe raised andlowered. The adjustments of the holders longitudinally, that is, alongthe axis of the projection of light, is accomplished by manipulation ofthe shafts 30 and 33 as previously pointed out. The settings of the lampas to vertical displacement are main- 'tained by the provision of a setscrew 105 which impinges upon the post 40, and adjustments of the twoshafts 30 and 33 are maintained by set screws 106 and 107, respectively.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that joint longitudinal adjustmentof the lamp and reflector is made by rotation of the handle 30a, thethreaded part 34 producing thereby a longitudinal displacement of theyoke member 25 by virtue of its fixed engagement with the rod operatedby said handle 30a. In view of the fact that the yoke member is for thisadjustment immovable with respect to the rod 33, the latter is movedwith the yoke member slidably in the bearings 23 and 24, and b virtue ofthe fixed engagement of there will be a simultaneous forward or backadjustment of the lamp and reflector and a relative adjustment of thesetwo elements. This is by virtue of the fact that the reflector iscarried by the yoke member 26 and the lamp is carried by the yoke member:Assuming that the relative positions of the lamp: and reflector withrespect to longitudinal displacement relatively to each other and to thecondensing lenses have been at.- tained, vertical adjustment of thesetwo elements is accomplished in the following A manner:

To adjust the lamp vertically with respect to the yoke member 26 andtherefore with respect to the focal axis of the reflector, the

handle 51 is rotated. Rotation of the handle 51 imparts rotativemovement to the tooth ,portion 48, which engages with the post 39.

This causes a vertical movement of the bracket 55 on the two posts 39and and as the lamp is mounted on the bracket by virtue 77 may berotated to advance or retract the of the structure shown in Figures 2,4, 6 and' 7 the lamp itself will be caused to move vertlcally. In theevent that lateral horizontal movement" of the lamp is desired, the knobbinding post 56 and as this binding post is fixedly carried by themember 55, a limitation of the degree to which the contact member 58 canenter the member 75 will be determined and thereb the relative positionof the lamp laterally o the longitudinal axis of s the deViCe- It willbe understood that the lamp socket is thus relatively laterallyadjusted, and as the lam is carried by this socket, it will according ybe adjusted in the prescribed.

As pointed out, it is essential in some instances that the center of thelight source be on the focal axis of the reflector and that in the eventthat the lamp burns out and a new lamp is supplied, the threads on thebase ofe lamp may not bring the filament into exactly the right positionwithout additional adjustment 0; for instance, an additional-adjustmentof the handle 51 or even ofthe handles 30a and 33a. Obviously, thisrequires time and where the machine is in operation wouldrbe ofconsidthe parts described, such as,

erable annoyance to the spectators viewing a picture. In the presentarrangement, in order to facilitate inserting a new lamp in osition, thewhole lamp socket. isremova 1e readily and a duplicate lamp, which hasbeen.

previously adjusted for just such an emergency on another lamp socket,may be quickly and readily substituted without the necessity ofadjusting the lamp in its socket. However, in order to facilitate suchan adjustment where necessary, the adjustable resilient contact terminalis provided, which is adapted to engage the bottom contact on the lamp.This contact terminal 70 is not only adjustable but can be adjusted andits adjustment maintained by the provision of the set screw 70a,Furthermore, this arrangement locks the lamp in its socketagainstaccidental displacement due to vibration of the apparatus when appliedto a motion picture projector.

In the event it is desired to further adjust the reflector such, forinstance, where a limit of the degree of adjustment of the lamp within areasonable degree has been attained, the

reflector may be vertically adjusted by rotation of the handle 96 andthis rotation of the handle 96 will cause the reflector bracket to beraised or lowered on thesupportingpost 38. In the event that due toaccident the reflector should become overheated and crash or otherwisebecome damaged, I provide for the ready replacement of the reflector andto this end the post 38 is readily removable from the-yoke member 36byvbacking oifon the set screw 86. This arrangement permits of thebodily removalof the reflector bracket and adjusting parts, andthe'latter is thereby susceptible of replacement immediately, similarlyto the lamp, with another reflector all adjusted and set in its bracket.

Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, Wllfitlclaim as newoand desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, in combination, a base havingguiding means thereon, a pair of spaced supporting rods arranged forparallel movement relatively to said base, yoke members connecting saidrods and fixed respectively to one each thereof for L movement therewithin one direction only, and auxiliary supporting devices carried by eachof said yokes, whereb manipulation of one or the other of said ro s willproduce, re-

spectively, relative or simultaneous movement of said yokes andauxiliary supporting devices relatively to said base. 0

2. In a device of the character described, 1n

combination, a base having guiding means thereon, a pair of spacedsupporting rods arranged for parallel movement relatively to said base,yoke members connecting said rods and fixed respectively to one eachthereof for movement therewith in one direction only, and auxiliarysupporting devices carried by said each of said yokes, wherebymanipulation of one or the other of said rods will produce,respectively, relative or simultaneous movement of said yokes andauxiliary supporting devices relatively to said base.

3. In a device of the character described, in combination, a base havingguiding means thereon, a pair of spaced supporting rods arranged forparallel movement relatively to said base, yoke members connecting saidrods and fixed respectively to one each thereof for movement therewithin one direction only, one of said rods being in rotatable threaded enagement with the base, the other of said ro s being in slidableengagement with the base and in rotatable threaded engagement with oneof said yokes, and auxiliary sup porting devices carried by each of saidyokes, whereby manipulation of one or the other of said rods willproduce, respectively, relative or simultaneous movement of said yokesand auxiliary supporting devices relatively to said base.

4. In a device of the character described, in combination, a base memberhaving upstanding lugs provided with axially aligned openings, a pair ofsupporting rods mounted in spaced relationship for movement in saidlugs, yoke members connecting said rods and respectively fixed to oneand movable therewith in one direction only and movable relatively tothe other thereof, so that manipulation of one or the other of said rodswill move one or both of said yokes respectively in a horizontal plane,a lamp carried by one of yokes, and a reflector for said lamp carriedthe other of said okes.

5. n a device of the c aracter described, in combination, a base memberhaving upstanding lugs provided with axially aligned openings, a pair ofsupporting rods mounted in spaced relationship for movement in saidlugs, yoke members connecting said rods and resplectively fixed to oneand movable therewlt in one direction only and movable relatively to theother thereof, so that manipulation of one or the other of said rodswill move one or both of said yokes respectively in a horizontal plane,a lamp carried by and vertically adjustable upon one of said yokes, anda reflector for said lamp carried by and vertically adjustable on theother of said yokes.

6. In a device of the character described, in combination, a base memberhaving upstanding lugs provided with axially aligned openings, a pair ofsupporting rods mounted in spaced relationship for movement in saidlugs, yoke members connecting said rods and respectively fixed to oneand movable therewith in one direction only and movable rela-,

tively to the other thereof, so that manipulation of one or the other ofsaid rods will move one or both of said yokes respectivel in ahorizontal lane, a lamp carried by an vertically and aterally ad ustableupon one of said yokes, and a reflector for said lamp carried by andvertically adjustable on the other of said yokes.

7. In a device of the character described, in combination, a support,means for adjusting said support in a plurality of planes, a. lampcarriage having a socket and adapted to be placed in an adjustedposition on said support, an adjustable contact terminal in said socket,a lamp receivable in said socket upon said contact, means for adjustingsaid contact toward and away from said lamp, and means for maintainingsuch adjustment.

8. In a lamp and reflector support, a base member, a yoke membercarrying the lamp, a propelling member for said yoke having threadedengagement with said base, a second yoke member carrying the reflectorand supported in part by said propelling member, a second propellingmember parallel to said first propelling member and fixed to said secondyoke and having threaded engagement with the first named yoke and inpart supporting the latter, said second propelling member having slidingengagement with the base.

9. In a device of the character described, in combination, a relativelyfixed base, a supporting member, a lamp carried thereby, a

propelling member therefor threaded into I said base, an auxiliarysupporting member, a reflector for the lamp carried thereby, and anadditional propelling member therefor threaded in said supporting memberand slidable in said base.

10. In a device of the character described, in combination, a relativelyfixed base, a supporting member a lamp carried thereby, a propellingmember therefor threaded into said base, an auxiliary supporting membera reflector for the lam carried thereby, an an additional propellingmember therefor threaded in said supporting member and slid.- able insaid base, said propellin members being parallel and both guided by t ebase and serving as a joint supporting means for the lamp and reflector.

11. In a device of the character described, in combination, a supportincluding a (pair of parallel osts, a base for carrying sai posts,indepen ent means for retaining each said posts readily removably insaid base, a bracket supported by the posts, a'shaft carried by thebracket and operatively enga ing one of said posts for propelling thebrac et thereon, the bracket sliding on the other 0st, removal of saidbracket from the posts eing permitted by disengagement of one of saidposts from said base, the bracket sliding free of the remaining post.

12. -In a, device of the character described, in combination, areflector, a lamp, a: support for said lamp, a base, alamp-adjustingmemher on said base and on which said lamp support ismounted,means for su porting the reflector from the lamp-adjustingmember,

and means for adjusting the reflector relative to thelamp in a pluralityof directions.

13. In a device of the character described, in combination, a reflector,a lamp, a support for said lamp, a base, a lamp-adjusting member on saidbase and on which said lamp support is mounted, means for supporting thesigned my name.

AUGUSTO DINA.

